Our employee spotlight for August is John Dickson.
John joined our team in February as an IT Helpdesk Technician. He spends his day resolving our client’s issues with computer systems, software, and hardware. What he enjoys most about working with Premier Networx is the ‘great family environment. Everyone is willing to help each other and wants their co-workers to succeed. It’s unlike any company I’ve ever worked for and I love it.”
John is an alum of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Previous jobs include an Adjunct Professor at Sandersonville Technical College (now Fall Line Technical College) and an IT Support Engineer for a local manufacturing company.
A really cool fact about John: his family has been living here since before the Revolutionary War! He’s very close with his parents and sister and he has a wonderful girlfriend, Michelle. In his free time he enjoys fishing, camping, and hanging out with his friends and family. He also supports the Georgia Masonic Home & the Rebuilding the Temple effort.
Get to know John with these 20 Random Questions!
What’s the one food you can’t resist? Michelle’s homemade pizza.
What’s your greatest fear? Fear itself. You can be consumed by it.
Where is your favorite place to be? Premier Networx
What’s your favorite movie? Lonesome Dove (The first one with Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall & Danny Glover). The book by Larry McMurtry is also good.
If you could have dinner with three people, dead or alive, who would they be? Jesus, Marcus Aurelius and Willie Nelson.
If you could have one talent, what would it be? I have a great talent that I should use more.. art. But other than that,….EVERYONE has a gift, and they should use it.
If you won the lottery, what would you buy first? A 28’ Sailboat.
What’s your favorite outdoor activity? Fishing
What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Laundry
What did you want to be when you were a kid? A Professional Baseball Player
What’s your spirit animal? Some sort of Bird…I don’t know.
What is one thing on your bucket list? See the Great Pyramids of Egypt.
What is your biggest pet peeve? Gossipers.
What is your dream vacation? Spending at least a month in Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, & Glacier National Park, then going Skiing in Big Sky, Montana.
If you could be a member of any TV-Sitcom family, which would it be? The Cunninghams
What is the funniest joke you know by heart? A guy walks into a bar….I forget, but it’s funny!
How do you feel about putting pineapple on pizza? If it’s a Hawaiian pizza it needs to have it on it.
What job would you be terrible at? Psychiatrist.
What could you give a 30 minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Renaissance Art History, or Gary Allen songs
Three words that describe you: Artist, Musical and Spoiled
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